Colleges Discuss Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

Colleges Discuss Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Drinking

Five collaborative members, including Dartmouth, offer updates as first wave wraps up in June.

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Dartmouth Names Michigan Provost as Its President (<em>The New York Times</em>)

Dartmouth Names Michigan Provost as Its President (The New York Times)

President-Elect Philip J. Hanlon ’77 talks about important changes facing higher education, and why the presidential search at Dartmouth was the only such search that interested him.

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TDC Director Albert Mulley ’70 Elected to Institute of Medicine

TDC Director Albert Mulley ’70 Elected to Institute of Medicine

Mulley’s election is one of medicine’s highest honors, recognizing those who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

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Dartmouth Alumna Terry Plank ’85 Named MacArthur Fellow

Dartmouth Alumna Terry Plank ’85 Named MacArthur Fellow

Plank, a geochemist at Columbia University, is one of 23 recipients of a 2012 “genius grant.”

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Dartmouth Team Attends Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking

Dartmouth Team Attends Learning Collaborative on High-Risk Drinking

President Carol L. Folt calls on conference attendees to “create new ideas and implement transformative interventions.”

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World Bank Sees a Role as a Consultant (<em>The New York Times</em>)

World Bank Sees a Role as a Consultant (The New York Times)

Under the direction of Dartmouth President Emeritus Jim Yong Kim, the World Bank will focus on eradicating poverty around the world.

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Big Ten, Ivy League Co-Sponsor Concussion Research (NBC Sports)

Big Ten, Ivy League Co-Sponsor Concussion Research (NBC Sports)

President Jim Yong Kim calls the collaboration an “exciting initiative” that will “enhance the welfare and well-being of student-athletes.”

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The Kim Years

The Kim Years

Dartmouth Now takes a look back at the life of the College under the leadership of President Jim Yong Kim.

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President Kim Bids Farewell as Dartmouth Graduates 1,800 Students

President Kim Bids Farewell as Dartmouth Graduates 1,800 Students

It was a day of pomp and circumstance as 12,000 people turned out for annual Commencement exercises.

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Jim Yong Kim’s Ties to Dartmouth

Jim Yong Kim’s Ties to Dartmouth

Dartmouth’s 17th president reflects on fostering innovation, inspiring students, and taking on the world’s troubles.

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